Shelby 427 1965 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks for the kind comments everyone, means a lot!! @Harry - I think it could be the belt on the engine is sticking out too much. I had thought about doing that but I didn't wanna sand down the engine, I thought it'd look bad.. People tend to look at my engines when they're looking at my models so I thought it'd be best to leave well alone. Thanks for the tip on the rear vents.. I don't know how I left those out, my brother HAS a bloody beetle so that was a momentary lapse of reason on my part! the tail light housings are made to look like second hand parts that were bought to replace the originals, that the owner didn't have the budget to paint yet, hence the silver colour to look like it's off another car. I thought primer would've been too unoriginal.. Thanks again everyone!
Shelby 427 1965 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks guys! The photo setup is just my garden. It's handy having somewhere somewhat picturesque when photographing.
Dominik Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 cooooooool bug The spotlight is a nice touch i like most. well done - like it!
Shelby 427 1965 Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 Cheers lads! Spotlight was taken from a Tamiya Mini, I believe. Very finnicky to put on.. Worth the effort, though!
pturley84 Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Great job! Nice bit of weathering on the rear deck lid!
jbwelda Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) that roof rack, from the Tamiya monte carlo Mini? looks great on there and so does the stuff you got in it. beautiful build. I built the Tamiya karmann ghia and had a problem with the hood fit too but I swapped in a Porsche motor that caused the problem. I have been meaning to get back and make a couple of little standoffs for it, but it is a lot more of a problem than on a bug, just from the way the deck lid curves. you might keep it in mind for later on! edit to add: now that I look at it again though, that's totally how a lot of cars ran around in California anyhow, bottom of lid propped open on the bumper. totally defeated the functioning of the engine's cooling system, which works on the concept that the engine is in a sealed compartment and a negative pressure fan is sucking in air from those wents above the hood lid and directing it over the fins in the cylinders under the tin. so its kind of stupid, but still it looks period stupid. jb Edited July 23, 2014 by jbwelda
Shelby 427 1965 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Posted July 23, 2014 Cheers Paul! Roof rack is indeed from the Tamiya Monte Carlo Mini. I test fitted it and it seemed to fit perfectly so I thought "Why not?"? Hahah. Thanks for the kind words.
3gear Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Love the VW's!!!! Great work. Ever since I got my first Air Cooled, the 1:1 VW hobby, took over my hobby time and budget...
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